Publisher's Description
In the fall of 2009 and 2010 photographer Jim Krantz traveled to Ukraine, photographing the individuals still living in the shadow of the Chernobyl Nuclear Reactor, and the abandoned villages that surround it. While there he discovered a long-forgotten eulogy to the village penned by a fleeing resident, celebrating the former glory of the village, the author's home, and promising to return one day.

This letter planted the seed for Homage: Remembering Chernobyl, a new series of photographs, an accompanying monograph, and video produced in collaboration with Emmy Award-winning editor Josh Bodnar / Whitehouse Post.

The catalogue of the Homage: Remembering Chernobyl is released April 26, 2011 to mark the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, and a substantial portion of all proceeds will benefit the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). Included are 99 color photographs from the series and essays on topics ranging from alcoholism, to the effects of radiation and the nature of home by contributors Askold Melnyczuk, physicist Dr. Scott Clearwater Ph.D, Henry Henderson, Midwest Director of the National Resource Defense Council (NRDC), and the pseudonymous 'John King'.

About the Limited Edition

This limited edition for Homage is a signed and numbered choice of one of two archival pigment prints each in an edition of 25. Each print is accompanied by a signed book. The print choices are Split Melons and Overcoats and the photographs are printed on 8x10' paper with the images measuring approximately 9x6'. The print is housed in an archival sleeve and slipped into the inside cover of the book.

The exhibition prints of Homage will be 24x30' or 30x40' and the smaller prints are only available with the book set. Visit the artist's website for info on larger prints.